# US 10,945,698 B2 · Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, radiation imaging method, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,945,698 B2 - Document ID: US10945698B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/635,976 - Filed: 2017-06-28 - Published: 2018-01-11 - Granted: 2021-03-16 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-05 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Manami Hikosaka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945698B2 ## CPC - A61B 6/585: {Calibration of detector units} - A61B 6/545: {involving automatic set-up of acquisition parameters} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Provided is a radiation imaging apparatus, including: a radiation detector configured to detect radiation; a first detector designation unit configured to designate a first radiation detector; a second detector designation unit configured to designate a second radiation detector registered in the radiation imaging apparatus in advance; and an information control unit configured to associate setting information on the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising: a radiation detector configured to detect radiation; at least one of one or more processors or circuitry configured to function as a plurality of units including: a first detector designation unit configured to designate a first radiation detector which is not registered in the radiation imaging apparatus; a second detector designation unit configured to designate a second radiation detector registered in the radiation imaging apparatus in advance; and an information control unit configured to associate setting information on the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated, wherein the second detector designation unit is configured to extract radiation detectors having information relating to a type which matches information relating to a type of the first radiation detector from among radiation detectors registered in the radiation imaging apparatus and associated with the setting information in the radiation imaging apparatus, and to designate the second radiation detector from among the extracted radiation detectors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information control unit is configured to clear the setting information associated with the second radiation detector. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting information comprises at least one of information relating to one of an imaging table and an imaging stand mounted with the radiation detector, information relating to a type of the radiation detector, or information relating to a mounted position of the radiation detector corresponding to a posture of a subject to be examined. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector designation unit is configured to designate the first radiation detector when the radiation detector, which is not registered in the radiation imaging apparatus, and is not associated with the setting information in the radiation imaging apparatus, is to be registered in the radiation imaging apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first detector designation unit is configured to designate the first radiation detector based on individual information on the radiation detector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second detector designation unit is configured to designate the second radiation detector based on individual information on the radiation detector. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information control unit is configured to give notification for indicating that the setting information is unable to be associated when there is a mismatch in information relating to a type between the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information control unit is configured to associate imaging setting information relating to imaging conducted by the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the imaging setting information comprises at least one of calibration information, imaging angle information, or communication setting information on the second radiation detector. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when the second radiation detector is reintroduced into the radiation imaging apparatus after the setting information associated with the second radiation detector is cleared, the information control unit associates the setting information on the second radiation detector before the clearance with the reintroduced second radiation detector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, when the second radiation detector is reintroduced into the radiation imaging apparatus after the setting information associated with the second radiation detector is cleared, the information control unit associates the imaging setting information on the second radiation detector before the clearance with the reintroduced second radiation detector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second detector designation unit extracts the second radiation detector, which is registered in the radiation imaging apparatus in advance, and has the same type as a type of the first radiation detector. ### Claim 13 A radiation imaging system, comprising: a radiation generator configured to generate radiation; a radiation detector configured to detect the radiation; at least one of one or more processors or circuitry configured to function as a plurality of units including: a first detector designation unit configured to designate a first radiation detector, which is not registered as in a radiation imaging apparatus; a second detector designation unit configured to designate a second radiation detector registered in the radiation imaging system in advance; and an information control unit configured to associate setting information on the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated, wherein the second detector designation unit is configured to extract the radiation detector having information relating to a type which matches information relating to a type of the first radiation detector from among the radiation detectors registered in the radiation imaging apparatus and associated with the setting information in the radiation imaging apparatus, and to designate the second radiation detector from among the extracted radiation detectors. ### Claim 14 A radiation imaging method, comprising: designating a first radiation detector, which is not registered in a radiation imaging apparatus, to be introduced into a radiation imaging system; designating a second radiation detector registered in the radiation imaging system in advance; associating setting information on the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated; extracting radiation detectors having information relating to a type which matches information relating to a type of the first radiation detector from among radiation detectors registered in the radiation imaging apparatus and associated with the setting information in the radiation imaging apparatus; and designating the second radiation detector from among the extracted radiation detectors. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a program to be executed by a processor to cause the processor to execute the procedures of: designating a first radiation detector, which is not registered as in a radiation imaging apparatus, to be introduced into a radiation imaging system; designating a second radiation detector registered in the radiation imaging system in advance; associating setting information on the second radiation detector with the first radiation detector after the first radiation detector and the second radiation detector are designated; extracting radiation detectors having information relating to a type which matches information relating to a type of the first radiation detector from among radiation detectors registered in the radiation imaging apparatus and associated with the setting information in the radiation imaging apparatus; and designating the second radiation detector from among the extracted radiation detectors.